CUTRARA | Ghomeshi Trial Day 1

The Jian Ghomeshi trial started today. Mr. Ghomeshi has entered a plea of not guilty and opted for a trial by judge in the high profile criminal case against him for sexual assault.

Several of the initial charges brought against him have already been dropped. A few months ago, one of the lawyers representing a plaintiff openly lamented that sexual assault charges are difficult to prove and that only six out of every 1000 cases result in a conviction.

Sexual harassment and assault in the workplace is a massive problem for employees all across Canada and the Jian Ghomeshi case is unlikely to eradicate the issue.

Over the past year, Canada’s leading employment lawyer Howard Levitt, has been spot-on with commentary and advice throughout the entire scandal and he joins us now to discuss.

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